Load-binder



.(N'ohMoael.) H.l B. BANKER.

l LOAD BINDER;

Patented June 3, 1884.

UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE..

HORACE B. BANKER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

LOAD-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,506, dated June 3,1884.

Application filed November 1.0, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, HORACE B. BANKER, of the city of Minneapolis, countyof Hennepin, and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Binders for Tightening Loads of Lumber' or OtherMaterials, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a machine for tightening binding chains orropes 'aroundloads of lumber or other material. Heretofore such bindingchains or ropes have been tightened by means of long wooden levers atthe sides of such loads. This method is objectionz able, for the reasonsthat such levers soon wear out, and additionahfasteners are'necessary tohold such levers in place.

The object of my invention is to provide a quick, sure, strong, andpermanent tightener for binding chains or ropes, and to do away with thenecessity for wooden levers and additional chains.

The invention consists in the combination of the ratchet-wheel and pawlwith the lever, spindle, andchains in a simple, strong, and effectivemanner. All the parts may be made of iron, or a combination of iron,wood, and ropes.

In the accompanying` drawing, which shows a perspective View, A is theratchet-wheel. B is the pawl to prevent backward motion of theratchet-wheel. C is the lever to apply power. D is the spindle, aroundwhich E is made to revolve. E E are the chains to connect thebinding-chain to the clevis or bolster of the wagon or other conveyance.F is the ring to be attached to the clevis or bolster of the wagon. G isthe grab-hook to be attached to the binding-chain- H is the frameholding together all the parts.

The operation of the device is as follows: When power is applied throughthe lever to the spindle, the spindle is made to revolve and wind arounditself the chain attached to it. By these means the slack is taken outof the binding-chain, and backward movement ofthe spindle is preventedby the ratchet and pawl. Vhen the binding-chain is sufficiently tight tohold the load securely,the machine is left in that position until thebinding-chain is ready to be slackened, when, by a backward Inovementofthe lever, the pawl is released from the ratchet, and the ratchet andspindle revolve backward until the binding-chain is loosened. The frameH holds the parts securely together.

I am aware that prior to my invention haybinding machines have been madewith a combination of-wihding-lever, rope-rollers, and

ratchet device operating in conjunction with a hay-rack. combination,broadly; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. The combination, in a log and lumber binder, with the vlever O,spindle D, ratchet A, and pawl B, attached to the frame H, of the Itherefore do not 'claim such aY chains E and E,with their ring F, andgrabhook G, substantially as described, to operate in the manner and forthe purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a log and lumber binder, of the ratchet A,. pawlB, ulever O, spindle D, chains E and E, ring F, grabhook G, and frame H,all combined for opera- 1 tion with the long bindingchains thrown aroundthe logs or lumber,.and with the clevis or bolster of the wagon or otherconveyance, as described.

HORACE B. BANKER.

